NIX4 and NIX6
User’s Guide
NIX4 and NIX6
User’s Guide
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1.
Introduction
Thanks for your NIXlabs purchase! Our products are highly customisable yet easy to use straight out of the box, so
please refer to the Quick Start Guide included in the box or downloaded from
for the fastest
setup experience. This manual will guide you through our more advanced features, product specifications and
device troubleshooting.
The NIXlabs NIX4 and NIX6 models are based on Soviet-made display tubes, known as nixie tubes, which give a
characteristic orange glow with wire-formed digits unlike any other display technology. The tubes display their digits
by means of gas ionisation when a high voltage is applied to their terminals.
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Precautions
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Key Features
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Bright, low-flicker nixie display tubes with adjustable brightness
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High-accuracy calibrated clock with temperature compensation
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5+ Day Supercapacitor time and date backup, settings are saved permanently
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Time, Date and Temperature displays with auto-cycling option
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Count-up and count-down timer
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Customisable RGB base lighting LEDs with seven presets and random colour mode
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Night-time display and LED dimming with adjustable level and threshold
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Selectable button beep, 12/24-hour time format, °C/°F temperature display and optional leading zero
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USB Powered with web-based configuration application
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no software download needed and compatible
with Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS and Android. Many options are configurable using built-in buttons.
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Each day can have up to two configurable on/off times to maximise tube life and reduce power
consumption.
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Model and Version Identification
The NIX range includes the NIX4 and NIX6 models at time of printing, where the NIX4 is a four-tube model, and the
NIX6 has six tubes. The functions and features are identical between the models, although the NIX6 model
additionally shows seconds in time mode, and the year when in showing the date.
The device’s product and version
information can be found when using the web app by selecting the gear icon in the upper right and selecting
Diagnostics from the menu.
The underside of each circuit board is also marked with the product’s model (eg:
NIX4),
major hardware revision (eg: Rev A) and serial number (eg: 18351).
